Economics

Ethan Chen is a junior double-majoring in Economics and Statistics. He has spent two semesters in the ATLAS Internship Program, working as a Data Analysis Specialist for the ATLAS Data Team. Ethan first learned about the program through friends and classmates, but chose to stay after his first...

Jingfei Zeng, a senior majoring in Economics and Statistics, joined the ATLAS Internship Program to gain practical experience and bridge the gap between academic and professional settings. Recommended by friends and classmates, Jingfei saw the internship as a unique opportunity to gain hands-on...

Eyerus Chekole, a senior majoring in Economics with a minor in Business, joined the ATLAS Internship Program to enhance her skills in data analysis, communication, and technology. During Eyerus’s role in the ATLAS Business Process Improvement Team, she focused on modernizing administrative tasks by...

Hongyang Yu is a junior double majoring in Economics and Mathematics. He joined the ATLAS Internship Program to gain practical experience and apply academic and soft skills to real-world situations. Hongyang worked as a Data Analyst and Social Media & Coding Lead for the University of...

Tobias Lewis is a senior majoring in economics and has spent two semesters working as an ATLAS intern. He heard about the ATLAS internship program through his academic advisor. He found joining the ATLAS internship desirable as an opportunity to develop his understanding of working with data as a...

Sohum Banerjee is a senior majoring in Economics. He heard of the ATLAS Internship Program through department emails and newsletters. He decided to join ATLAS because he saw this program as an excellent opportunity to gain work experience in a professional environment and build his resume to pursue...

Lihuan Zhang is a freshman majoring in Economics, currently in her first semester as an ATLAS intern. She discovered the program through department newsletters and was motivated to apply by the opportunity to gain hands-on experience with learning management systems (LMS) and instructional design....

Jenny Labak, a junior double majoring in Economics and Political Science, is wrapping up her first semester as an ATLAS intern. She discovered the program through department newsletters and saw it as an opportunity to broaden her professional experience and explore future career paths. Her...

Hongyang Yu, a junior majoring in Mathematics and Economics, is now completing his second semester as an intern with the ATLAS Data Team. After hearing about the internship through department emails, Hongyang joined the program with a clear goal in mind: to sharpen both his communication and...

Meet John Thomas, a U of I sophomore majoring in Economics. He first learned about the opportunity through his academic advisor and department newsletters, and saw the program as an invaluable tool to develop himself professionally. He is currently completing his first semester as a VR Programmer...